The Maldivian government has officially requested New Delhi to provide information about an incident involving Indian Coast Guard personnel boarding three Maldivian fishing vessels within its economic zone without prior communication with relevant authorities. The Maldives defence ministry addressed the issue in a statement on Friday (Feb 2), stating, "On Feb. 1, 2024, the foreign ministry of the Maldives has asked (India) officially for the details of the operation that was carried out while Maldivians were fishing in the Maldivian exclusive economic zone, without any coordination with the relevant authorities and against all international laws."
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00:00 The Maldivian government has officially requested New Delhi to provide information about an
00:08 incident involving Indian Coast Guard personnel boarding three Maldivian fishing vessels within
00:14 its economic zone without prior communication with relevant authorities.
00:20 The Maldives' defence ministry addressed the issue in a statement on Friday stating,
00:25 "On February 1, 2024, the Foreign Ministry of the Maldives has asked India officially
00:30 for the details of the operation that was carried out while Maldivians were fishing
00:34 in the Maldivian Exclusive Economic Zone without any coordination with the relevant authorities
00:39 and against all international laws.
00:42 In response, the Maldivian government has formally initiated a request through the Ministry
00:46 of Foreign Affairs seeking comprehensive details from the Indian government regarding the incident.
00:52 According to reports, the operation involved teams from Indian Coast Guard Ship 246 and
00:57 Indian Coast Guard Ship 253, with personnel interrogating the fishing boats.
01:01 The Indian government has not provided any comments on the alleged incident as of now.
01:07 This development adds to the existing diplomatic tensions between the two nations exacerbated
01:12 by racist remarks made by ministers from President Mohd.
01:15 Mizu's government against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
01:19 Reports suggest that Indian military personnel in Malé will be replaced by civilians.
01:24 Following the second meeting of the high-level core group on February 2 in New Delhi, the
01:29 Indian Ministry of External Affairs stated that both the sides had agreed on mutually
01:33 workable solutions to ensure the continued operation of Indian aviation platforms providing
01:38 humanitarian and medevac services to the people of the Maldives.
01:42 The Maldivian Foreign Ministry added that the Government of India would replace military
01:46 personnel in one aviation platform by March 10, 2024 and complete replacing military personnel
01:51 in the other two platforms by May 10, 2024.
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